The eight largest U.S. banks announced Monday that they will use the Federal Reserve's emergency lending system, which lowered the discount rate to 0.25% on Sunday to improve liquidity in the financial system.

Double hit. Boeing is said to be in discussions to obtain the support of the American authorities to enable it to overcome the coronavirus crisis which has come on top of that of the B737 MAX.

Oil sector. Exxon Mobil is likely to drastically reduce its investments in response to the current crisis and adapt its structures.

Airlines hit hard. Like other companies, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will seek the support of the authorities and/or their banks to get through the crisis (Donald Trump has assured the carriers of 100% support). Qantas is reducing its international routes by 90%.

Reverse impact of the coronavirus. Amazon.com will recruit 100,000 people in the United States to cope with the growing demand for online orders. The group has also announced an increase in salaries for employees in its logistics centers around the world.

Tests are coming. Roche began delivering tests for Covid-19 in the United States on Friday, with a first batch of 400,000 Cobas SARS-CoV-2 tests. The tests are being delivered to the group's network of laboratories and hospitals. Pfizer has signed an agreement with Germany's BioNTech to jointly develop a potential vaccine against coronavirus.

The first Model Ys are arriving. Tesla starts delivering its Model Y, a compact SUV for which the manufacturer has high ambitions. Elon Musk hopes that sales of this new model will exceed those of the three others already on the market. In other words, the bar is already set very high.

In other news. Chesapeake Energy, one of the pioneers of shale oil, is seeking outside advice to restructure its debt. Markus Asch proposed to Interroll's board of directors. Sika expands its membrane production in Switzerland. Boris Johnson asks Ford, Rolls-Royce and other manufacturers in the UK to manufacture medical devices. Koenraad Debackere succeeds Thomas Leysen as Chairman of the Board of Directors of KBC Group. Partners Group's 2019 results exceed expectations.